Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
MSSU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1060
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 1642 admitted students 33 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
6%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 950-1170. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 470 and 560, while 25% scored below 470 and another 25% scored above 560.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 480 and 610, while 25% scored below 480 and 25% achieved a score of 610. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1060 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to MSSU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them in the lower range, just above 31% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
470-560 -
Math
480-610
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
21
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 1642 admitted students 464 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
80%
Similar to the SAT, MSSU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 80% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 18 and 24, with 25% scoring above 24 and another 25% scoring below 18.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
16-24 -
Math
16-24 -
Composite
18-24
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$30
Undergraduate$35
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in MSSU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, MSSU received a total of 1,695 applications. These applications included 660 male applicants and 1,035 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,695 applicants, MSSU admitted 1,642 students. Among the admitted students, there were 640 males and 1,002 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 578 students chose to enroll at MSSU. This means that 578 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 247 were male and 331 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, MSSU had an overall acceptance rate of 97% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 97% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 97%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. MSSU had an overall yield rate of 35% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 39%, and for female admitted students, it was 33%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for MSSU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Missouri Southern State University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Missouri Southern State University.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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